Does the drive contain "Smartware" (Dumbware)?
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I can't speak for the 1TB drive, I have the 500GB drive and it does have the drag and drop. It's very easy to use.
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So far as I can tell, they're the same thing. The extra software is on the drive but can be put in a folder and hidden if you like. That's how I handled mine.
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Yes. But I don't recommend this drive. I got 250 GB of files on it that cannot be read anymore!
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No because it is reconditioned. All info can be found on the net at San Disk.
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I assume you mean can external USB drives send out SmartDrive warnings when connected via this USB Card(?) and have the built-in Windows drive monitoring notify you that drive errors are occurring? My own hunch says "no" because Windows sees anything attached to a USB port to be such a wide variety of things (music player, printer, cameras, you name it) that it does not listen for specifically drive error reports. The answer I find when I Googled that is that many of the USB drives have internal drive controllers onboard that don't send out the SmartDrive signals - what I think you would need is a software program that you would install on your computer and would allow you to ask the USB drive for its SmartDrive status. Hope that helps!
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I bought for something other than a Pc, so I'm not sure. What operating system? I recently had to learn a trick to get my PC to assign the drive. It saw it, but did nothing with it until I took a certain step.
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Nothing, just the hard drive itself. You want the Retail Kit version if you want the extra stuff like the Box.
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You do not need a CD for installation. The Smart Setup Wizard is accessed by your Web Browser using the supplied setup web address!
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Neither. It does, however, allow you to make one image recovery disc in case the windows stops working properly. Go to settings->backup->and choose one from those options
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no - its a network device with storage, access to disks are via the network
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I'm only using the one drive it came with right now. It might have software raid. You can ask the seller via their support link at deepdiscountservers.com.
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Yes. I installed it and it works like a charm. The only difficult part is installing the drive. I would recommend searching online for the removal/installation instructions, as it will help you and save a lot of time.
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Yes - shows up like a memory card or external drive. I am using windows 8 64bit.
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If it's the same one that I have, it's a disk. It's a full version of the software with disk and key inside the box.
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Yes it's justs plug and play and it's recognized by any OS. I use windows backup with no problems.The drive itself is amazingly fast! I'd say it has cut hours a week in productivity.
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There was software included, presumably a backup program. I formatted the disk and use time machine to do my backups.
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It depends on what default files are stored on the drives from the manufacturer. You'll often find instructions, welcome files, and other stuff on the drive. Feel free to delete everything that you don't need on there.